Large stem caudex with taproot; vining w/broad lobed leaves
Cactus and Succulents - Extra Chunky
Adenia spinosa
Caudex to 8ft. prefers shade while the 6ft. long vines prefer sun; keep warm and dry in winter
Adenia venenata
Tree-like caudiciform 2 feet around and can grow 10 feet tall. Palmate leaves.
Adenium arabicum
Rare; large caudex base with long stems, bonsai style. Dry in winter.
Adenium arabicum “Shada”
Large caudex base with long stems, small pink flowers. Bloom food in spring.
Adenium obesum
Caudex base with long stems. Often hybridized for a variety of flowers.
Adenium obesum “Chubby Tubby”
Beautiful cultivar with fat caudex base and stubby stems.
Adenium obesum “Picotee”
Seed-grown cultivar with stunning white and vibrant pink-edged flowers. Will grow large irregular caudex.
Adenium socotranum
Very rare. Grows in rocky soils in areas with high winds off the horn of Africa. Large caudex to 8ft. Pale pink flowers, not often seen in cultivation.
Adenium somalense
Caudex base with tall stems, strappy leaves
Adenium swazicum
Caudex base with long stems, bonsai style, flowers when young. Dwarf, shrubby.
Adromischus filicaulis
Slow growing, spotted grey-green leaves. Rot prone. Make sure you have very fast draining soil.
Adromischus marianae fa. herrei
A. marianae var. immaculatus
Weird lumpy succulent with small branches, slow growing. Grows in the granite hills of Little Namaqualand. Rot prone in summer and winter.
Aloe polyphylla
Stemless rosette to 3ft; Bright salmon bloomstalks
Aloinopsis malherbei
Small clumper, thick open green leaves with small tubercles at margins
Aloinopsis rubrolineata
Winter-growing small clumper, dry in summer, blooms late winter
Aloinopsis schooneesii
Small dense clumps of speckled blue-green leaves sit on large tuberous roots, which can be esposed over time to form an unusual bonsai. Yellow flowers in spring.
Aloinopsis villetii
Small clumper, thick open leaves, winter-growing, keep dry in summer
Argyroderma pearsonii
Mesembs with pairs of smooth egg-shaped silver-green leaves to 1/2″
Argyroderma testiculare
Mesembs with pairs of glaucus green leaves to 1/2″
Ariocarpus fissuratus
Slow-growing to 10″d; hairy center; summer blooms; keep dry in winter
Ariocarpus fissuratus v. lloydii
Slow-growing to 10″; smoother than A. fissuratus. ep dry in winter
Ariocarpus retusus
Highly variable geophytic cactus, possibly through hybridizing. Slow-growing to 10″d. w/hairy center and summer blooms. Can take 10+ years for first flowers. Keep dry in winter.
Ariocarpus retusus fa. Matehuala
Form of Ariocarpus retusus with smooth dark pointy leaves. Slow-growing to 12″. Keep dry in winter.
Ariocarpus retusus v. furfuraceus
Slow-growing to 10″d; hairy center; summer blooms. Keep dry in winter
Ariocarpus trigonus ssp. elongatus
Possibly A. retusus ssp. trigonus
Rare, endangered, slow to 12″; Incurved tubercles. Mexico/Texas border.
Astrophytum asterias
Small solitary globular species, to 4″d.; yellow flowers; spineless areoles.
Astrophytum capricorne
4″d. to 8″h. with long and twisted spines, many yellow/red blooms
Astrophytum myriostigma
Solitary globular species, variable, to 10″d.; spineless areoles; Flowers yellow/red.
Astrophytum myriostigma v. nudum
Solitary globular species, smooth green skin, to 10″d.; spineless areoles; Flowers yellow/red.